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Jacob's POV

   𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗡𝗢𝗪, 𝗜 was headed into town to meet Bella at the movies. We went to see Face Punch, and she brought some friends to school with her. As I pulled up on my bike, I parked it, walked around the building, and saw Bella standing in line to buy the tickets.

"So, are your friends here?" I asked Bella standing by her.

"Yea, over there." She replied, nodding her head.

Walking in the direction of where her friends were, I found out that it was only one of her friends and discovered the boy that goes to school with her. He stood there awkwardly with his hands stuffed in his pockets.

"So Face Punch, huh? You like action movies?" I asked the kid with a grin on my face.

"Not really." The boy replied, shaking his head.

"I heard it sucks...bad," I said, nodding my head.

The boy stood around, shifting nervously on his feet as we waited. Was he nervous around me, or what?

"You know, are you even old enough to see this movie? Without adult supervision?" He questioned, looking at me.

"Well, Bella's buying my ticket, so." I chewed on my cheek, wishing Bella would hurry up so I wouldn't have to talk to the kid.

Bella finally walked over, and I let out a sigh of relief. If I had to talk to him any longer, I would've slapped him silly. He was getting annoying, and my patience was wearing thin.

"Well, Jessica bailed, and Angela's sick, so Eric's mending to her. It's just the three of us." Bella explained, handing me my movie ticket.

"Right," I mumbled under my breath.

"Great, just the three of us." Bella's male friend nodded his head.

Awkwardly her friend followed and walked ahead of me as we headed inside. We found our seats at the bottom in theater room seven and sat down. As the movie continued, I could sense he was a nervous wreck. His heart raced in his chest as he grimaced at the blood and gore in the film. I knew this guy was a wimp the second I saw him.

Bella and I didn't have a problem with the movie. The film wasn't as bad as other people said it would be. I saw Bella's hand resting on the seat's armrest from the corner of my eye and saw an opportunity to hold her hand. Smoothly I brought my hand up and touched her arm, but she moved it before I could. Sometimes it hurt knowing that she would never know my feelings for her.

I couldn't tell Bella how I felt about her for fear of losing our tight friendship. Not having Bella in my life wasn't something I was not looking forward to, and I dreaded that every day. As the movie progressed, I could hear Bella's school friend grimace in disgust. A smirk appeared on my face at his discomfort. Yes, this boy is a weakling.

The kid, Mike, suddenly jumped to his feet and ran out of the theater room. Sharing a look with Bella, we both got up and followed behind him. Mike ran into the bathroom, holding his hand over his mouth.

"I'll go check on him," I said, and Bella nodded. Walking into the bathroom, I could hear the sound of Mike vomiting profusely. "Hey, you okay in there?"

The vomiting continued before he spoke, "Yea, j-just give me a minute." Again Mike threw up in the toilet.

Shaking my head, I chucked before exiting the men's restroom. I found Bella sitting on the steps, patiently waiting for me.

"Is he okay?" Bella asked me, concern evident in her tone.

"What a marshmallow. You should've brought someone with a stronger stomach. Someone who laughs at the gore that makes weaker men vomit." I explained, leaning against the staircase that led up to the second floor.

"Maybe it's a stomach bug or something," Bella replied, shrugging her shoulders.

"Yea, or he's just a wimp." I scoffed as a grin appeared on my face.

Bella giggled as she went to sweep her hair behind her ear. I took the opportunity to admire how beautiful she looked. Sitting next to Bella may be the right time to express my feelings.

"Listen, Bella, I-" Mike cut me off as he walked up, holding his stomach.

"How can you not get sick at the sight of all that gore?" Mike questioned, looking at Bella. "Look, I need to go home. I'm feeling sick."

My blood boiled as I looked up at him. "Yeah, if you're sick, you should go to the hospital. In fact, how about I send you there myself."

"Woah, Jake calm down," Bella said, grabbing my wrist to stop me from lunging at Mike. "Wow, you're shaking, and your skin is hot."

   Shit, I have to get out of here. I can't believe I let Mike get under my skin and cause me to have the urge to phase right here in the theatre. Stomping out of the cinema, I walked around the building and got on my bike. Once it roared to life, I rode home angry. My body shook with rage, and the next thing I knew, my bones cracked and popped, rearranging. I phased into my wolf and ran into the woods as adrenaline coursed through my veins.

Sidney's POV

"Wasn't that your brother?" Autumn asked, pointing to the exit.

"Yea, with that awkward bitch I dislike," I answered, nodding as I munched on popcorn.

"You don't like her, huh?" Audrey questioned as she grinned.

"Hell yeah, she's one of the reasons why Jacob bullied me. He always chose her instead of me." I explained, averting my eyes from the resuming movie.

"She'll get what's coming towards her. One day." Jenny replied with an evil smirk on her face.

"You got that right," I smirked, nodding in agreement.

"What are you thinking? I can see the wheels turning in your head." Audrey questioned with a sly smirk on her face.

"It wouldn't be a surprise if I spoiled it now, would it?" Jenny asked, taking a sip of her red slushie.

"You're right," Raelynn replied, nodding her head.

   Quietly laughing, I grabbed some popcorn from Autumn and tossed some in my mouth with a smirk. I loved that my friends were protective of me and willing to go against Bella for me. The broad doesn't know what's coming her way.

   After the movie was over, the girls and I left the theater, climbed in my Jeep, and I drove home. As I walked through the door, Kara and Mia's cries made me look at the girls warily. Walking into the living room, the twins lay in their seats crying as the guys ran around the kitchen, looking for something in the cabinets.

"WHERE'S THE FUCKING BOTTLE?!" Drew shouted, making the girls shake their heads.

I darted my eyes to the dining room table and shook my head. Grabbing the bottles, I sat them on the island, making them look up at us.

"Did any of you look on the dining room table?" I questioned, crossing my arms.

The guys stood there dumbfounded, glancing at each other. Autumn and I picked up the twins and carried them upstairs as Raelynn followed us. Audrey closed the bedroom door as I helped Raelynn get situated so she could breastfeed the babies.

"I swear the guys have a piece of a cell to make one brain." Autumn sighed, shaking her head.

"Yea, sometimes I think why I was paired with someone like Xavier, but I love him," Audrey replied, shrugging her shoulders.

"You're right. You can't help but love those dweebs even if the boys have half of a brain cell." Autumn replied, laughing at her joke.

All the girls laughed as we glanced at each other. Sometimes being in the presence of my friends gave me something else to look forward to every day.

Embry's POV

  Sam, Paul, Jared, and I stood in the woods as Jacob stood in wolf form. He finally phased, and right now, he was freaking out.

'How do I change back to a human?!'

'First, you have to calm down, Jake.'

'Holy shit Bella is going to freak out more than me!'

'You can't tell Bella about this.'

'Why?'

'She's running with those leeches. She can go back and tell them anything in us.'

'But she's my best friend, Sam.'

'I don't care, Jacob. She can't know anything.'

  Sam used his Alpha voice on Jacob, making him kneel submissively. I shook my head, knowing that Jake would have a tough time knowing he was so attached to Bella. I felt Jacob would slip up and run his mouth off to her, putting us all in danger.

'How do I change back to human?'

'Think of yourself as human. What you look like.'

'There's clothes behind that big rock over there. Once you change to human, get dressed, and we'll head back to Sam's and talk.'

'Wow, state the obvious, Jared.'

'I'm trying to help you, jackass.'

  Jacob rolled his eyes and trotted over to the rock picking up the clothes in his mouth as he went behind a tree. I could hear Jacob's bones rearranging again and a groan from him. Finally, he stepped out and walked up to Sam.

"Welcome to the pack, man." Jared cheered, slapping Jacob on the shoulder.

  As we arrived back at Sam and Emily's place, we howled, letting her know we were home and, like always, she was baking muffins.

"So Jacob, you joined the pack officially?" Emily asked, setting down a basket of fresh banana nut muffins on the table.

"Yea, I did." He replied, nodding his head. "So the stories my dad told me as a kid are true?"

  I could sense the nervousness from Jacob as he reached for a muffin from the basket and hit into it but decided not to speak about it.

"Yea, we're the spirit warriors," Sam replied, walking over to Emily. He smiled at her as he peppered kisses all over her face.

  I smiled, wishing I would have the same relationship with Sidney and hopefully soon.

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Jacob's POV

  It's been a couple of weeks since I spoke to Bella, and I knew she was anxious. It sucked that I couldn't talk to her – my only best friend. I guess you could say I liked her more than that. I've always had, ever since we were kids. Since I stopped talking to her, Bella had been calling me non stop begging and pleading to speak with her.

  Bella was the only girl besides my sisters and mother that I was close with. My twin older sisters Rebecca and Rachael weren't around anymore. Rebecca married a surfer named Solomon Finau and moved to Hawaii with him. Rachael is away at college, leaving Bella to be around. I promised her I was always there for her whenever she was unhappy, and now I can.

  Now that I'm part of Sam's pack, he's been having me patrol with Paul and Jared from 6 am to 6 pm, and it's honestly draining. All I do now is surveillance the borders and sleep day and night. I woke up this morning realizing I was late for patrolling with Jared. I threw on a pair of shorts and my shoes before leaving. As I started walking towards the trees, a voice stopped me.

"Jake!" She called out, making me. "You cut your hair and got a tattoo?"

"What about it, Bella?" I sighed, shrugging my shoulders.

"What happened to you? You stopped calling me and - We can't be friends anymore, Bella." I interrupted her before she could finish.

"What, why?" Bella questioned, shaking her head. "Is it because of Sam?"

"No, it's not because of him," I replied as the rain came down harder on the two of us.

"Is it because of your sister? Did she tells you what happened at school?" Belle asked, blinking her eyes rapidly from the water.

"What? No." I sighed, staring at her, confused. "Don't blame them, Bella."

"Well, I don't know who else to blame. You're not telling me anything!" Bella whined, waving her arms.

"If anything, blame yourself. Sam's only trying to help me." I replied, rolling my eyes.

   Bella grew silent as I turned and ran toward Sam, Jared, Paul, and Embry. My heart shattered as I tried to get the image of Bella's face out of my mind.